“Thank you, sir, may I have another!” This is how I feel when gripped in the furious talons of Finland’s D-beat maelstrom Kohti Tuhoa. Their latest album Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta is an ultraviolent hellride, a potent experience that’s over before you can breathe, as it leaves you broken, bruised and …

I was in a bookstore the other day with my wife. The English-language section, as is typical in bookstores located in countries that don’t have much use for English, was not large. Though we had little hope of finding much outside the reams of typical bestsellers, nevertheless we persisted. IT, …

Psykup may prove an intriguing band in the slightest. Whether their intention is to amuse or challenge is one thing. However, once listeners hone in on their bleeding bed of nails foundation, breakneck speed, and sly sense of humor, the French quintet would effectively live up to its name. In …

Let’s face it, before bands like In This Moment stepped into the metal genre, the music was mainly a male-fronted creation. Female-fronted acts had to fight and claw their way into being accepted by metalheads around the world. But, in recent years we have seen an influx of female-fronted acts …

Goatwhore will release their seventh full-length studio album worldwide on June 23rd. It has been two years since the release of the band’s last album, Constricting Rage of the Merciless, which seemed to fall very short and lack any true intensity. With the band never fitting into any one specific …

Black metallers Woe have undergone a steadily successful transformation since their inception in 2007. Originally hailing from New Jersey as a sole entity of multi-faceted Chris Grigg, the presently Brooklyn-based project has fleshed into a quartet, comprising additional members Grzesiek Czapla (bass, vocals), Matt Mewton (guitar) and Lev Weinstein (drums). …

In the extreme music realm, Finland’s Oranssi Pazuzu breathes a vibrant, multi-spectrum color palette onto an otherwise rough-hewn foundation. Based in Tampere, the band’s integration of psychedelic warmth is what individualizes them, solidifying an equally nuanced blend of classic-era rock and black metal. This approach has become increasingly refined in …

After successful music video releases in 2016, helping to put the band into the international spotlight, Russian rock outfit Remark has released their debut full-length album to listeners across the world. The album’s opening track and the band’s first single from the release, “Falling,” is in my opinion exactly what …

Gridfailure is the one-man tenure of New York alternative musician and Earsplit co-owner Dave Brenner. It is Brenner’s first electronic project, which he’d conceived rather spontaneously in February of last year. Even so, this project proves every bit as challenging as it is conceptual. With influences fluttering between noise, psychedelic, …